endowment
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There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The Met said it has already raised more than 80% of the endowment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It closed last year after its endowment came to an end.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The regents’ breath was taken away by Lawrence’s audacious request for funds at a time when the stock market crash still weighed on the university endowment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The Federalist Papers, No. 10 by James Madison
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The Glass Menagerie
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